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Mon, 17 Jan 2022 09:48:49 GMT
Texas synagogue siege: Teens held in UK as Briton named as hostage-taker
Briton Malik Faisal Akram died in the standoff with police after taking four hostages.

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 06:49:09 GMT
Pacific volcano: British woman reported missing after Tonga tsunami
Friends say on social media that Angela Glover appears to have been swept away in the disaster.

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 08:54:07 GMT
Credit Suisse boss Horta-Osorio resigns over Covid breaches
Antonio Horta-Osorio has left with immediate effect after breaking UK and Swiss quarantine rules.

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 09:47:23 GMT
Channel migrants: Military set to take over English Channel operations
The change would free up Home Office officials to focus on asylum reforms, a government source says.

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 03:42:23 GMT
Covid: Self-isolation cut to five full days in England
People can now stop quarantining earlier - as long as they produce negative lateral flow tests.

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 09:52:35 GMT
Covid in Scotland: Crowd restrictions lifted for outdoor events
A limit of 500 people at outdoor events in Scotland has been removed and full crowds are now allowed at football matches.

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 00:10:21 GMT
Ruth Davidson had mental health concerns over leader role
The former Scottish Tory leader said she almost did not run for leader over her mental health history.

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 06:40:22 GMT
Derby woman completes bid to run length of New Zealand
Emma Timmis ran all 1,300 miles (2,100km) in 20 days, 17 hours and 17 minutes.

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 00:01:53 GMT
Funeral costs drop for first time in 18 years
A report says the cost fell by 3.1% but the cheapest type of funeral - a direct cremation - rose in price.

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 08:46:26 GMT
British number one Norrie loses to Korda at Australian Open
Cameron Norrie is outclassed by American rising star Sebastian Korda as Britain's bid in the Australian Open singles makes an inauspicious start.

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 06:14:23 GMT
Maintenance to begin at Birmingham's Spaghetti Junction
Birmingham's Gravelly Hill Interchange will be closed for repairs overnight until 4 March.

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 06:23:13 GMT
Blue Monday: Samaritans on hand at railway stations
The charity aims to debunk a myth it's the toughest day of the year and cheer people up with free tea.

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 08:39:50 GMT
Covid: Call to cut self-isolation to five days in Wales
An organisation looking after people with learning disabilities has several staff isolating.

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 00:22:32 GMT
Covid-19: Booster jab bookings open for ages 16 to 17 in England
Teenagers in England who had their second dose three months ago can book from Monday, the NHS says.

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 15:23:54 GMT
Downing Street parties: MPs James Grundy and Andrew Gwynne clash
MPs have a heated exchange over the reported lockdown breaching drinks in Downing Street

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 14:50:03 GMT
Covid in Wales: Restrictions worth it, minister says
More people would have come to harm without Welsh government measures in place, Vaughan Gething says.

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 16:42:12 GMT
Covid-19 in the UK: How many coronavirus cases are there in my area?
Explore the data on coronavirus in the UK and find out how many cases there are in your area.

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 08:20:39 GMT
What are the Covid self-isolation rules now?
People with Covid in England will be able to end self-isolation after five days, subject to two negative tests.

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 17:03:29 GMT
Covid in Wales: Rules easing welcomed by sports clubs
Up to 500 people are allowed to attend outdoor events from Saturday as Wales' Covid rules ease.

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 12:58:14 GMT
Antony Worrall Thompson denies being 'anti-vax' despite pub sign
A poster saying unvaccinated people are welcome is displayed at a pub run by Antony Worrall Thompson.

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 17:19:04 GMT
'High confidence' Omicron is less severe in UK
Health advisors say vaccines give them confidence that most people will not become severely ill with Covid.

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 13:31:27 GMT
Babies in England hospitals with Omicron as a precaution
The virus is causing some to develop fevers but not serious illness, experts say.

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 17:08:19 GMT
What’s really going on with Covid deaths data?
A bigger proportion of deaths recorded in the daily data are people who died with Covid, rather than from it.

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 17:21:34 GMT
Number of Covid deaths in Scotland passes 10,000
A further 41 people have died within 28 days of testing positive for the virus, according to latest figures.

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 00:09:33 GMT
Energy bills: 'It feels like I'm sleeping outside'
People tell of their struggles to cope, with energy bills set to soar by more than £700 this year.

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 02:31:34 GMT
London's long-term lav affair: A history of public toilets in the capital
From Dick Whittington's giant toilet to the urinary leash - how public loos have influenced the way we live.

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 16:44:30 GMT
NI 100: Ireland marks 100 years since British handover of power
Irish and UK dignitaries attend ceremony to commemorate handover of Dublin Castle by British forces.

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 06:08:32 GMT
Climate change: Wales has 'duty' due to coal mining history
A charity director says the country's coal mining history means it has released a lot of carbon.

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 09:15:16 GMT
Beadnell: The coastal idyll with a lack of affordable housing
In the summer Beadnell booms but it falls silent in winter with empty second homes.

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 00:38:14 GMT
Rutland sea dragon: How remarkable ichthyosaur fossil was protected
The inside story on how the UK's largest, most complete ichthyosaur fossil was saved for the nation.

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 23:14:39 GMT
Will ScotWind auction deliver a renewables revolution?
Over the next decade or so these new offshore wind farm sites could supercharge renewable energy capacity.

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 07:02:57 GMT
Aberfan: Permanent home sought for disaster artefacts
There are fears items like the clock recovered from the disaster will be lost once their keepers die.

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 07:02:13 GMT
Cost of living: 'I only put heating on when my grandkids visit'
Money is so tight for Judith, she can only afford to put heating on for an hour when children stay.

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 00:33:24 GMT
Prince Andrew: Ruthless royals move to limit the damage
The Royal Family has tried to distance itself from the allegations facing Prince Andrew.

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 00:08:55 GMT
Britain's most dangerous roads
Panorama investigates the roads that kill a jumbo jet's worth of people every three months.

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 08:01:22 GMT
Covid-19: Cases falling in UK cautiously good news - epidemiologist
Epidemiologist Professor Mike Tildesley says we could be seeing the Omicron wave turning around.

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 09:15:24 GMT
Covid: We're in better place to lift Plan B restrictions - Zahawi
Nadhim Zahawi says, with continued falling cases, some Plan B rules in England could be lifted after review.

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 00:06:01 GMT
Blind woodturner: I don't want my eyesight back
Chris Fisher taught himself woodturning by listening to about 600 hours of YouTube videos.

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 10:29:31 GMT
Tory MP asked: Why don't you wait for what Sue Gray says?
Tory MP Andrew Bridgen says the prime minister has no moral authority to lead the country.

Sat, 15 Jan 2022 00:03:15 GMT
Covid: 'We're so proud of how Bertie bounced back'
A five-year-old boy with autism is now thriving at school, despite the impact of lockdown.

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 06:20:12 GMT
Newspaper headlines: PM quizzed on parties as he battles 'to save skin'
Reports of measures Boris Johnson is taking in a bid to hold onto his premiership dominate Monday's papers.

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 08:26:46 GMT
Scotland's papers: Number 10 staff blamed and policy blitz to save PM
Boris Johnson and the Downing Street lockdown parties again dominate Scotland's front pages.

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 09:25:01 GMT
Double jobbing: DUP leader denies Westminster deal
First Minister Sir Jeffrey Donaldson is to run for Stormont, while retaining his Westminster seat.

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 15:23:09 GMT
Football 'racism': Llanberis-Meliden game abandoned
A footballer was allegedly racially abused at a game which was abandoned after his team left the pitch.

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 09:46:02 GMT
Langwith Junction: Murder probe continues after woman, 86, killed
Officers say they are working on a number of lines of inquiry as they search for those responsible.



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